Electric vehicle motion sensor
AssigneeAutoliv ASP, Inc.
InventorsCharles Still, Hans Graan
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Abstract
A motor vehicle motion sensor assembly includes a daughter board assembly having an alignment feature, a circuit board having electronic components, and a housing element having a receiving feature for receiving the daughter board assembly. The circuit board is electrically connected with the daughter board assembly by a flexible electrical connector. The circuit board is further connected with an external circuit connector. The alignment feature of the daughter board assembly is adapted to engage the receiving feature of the housing element.
Claims17
A motor vehicle motion sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing element;
- at least one daughter board assembly mounted to the housing element, the daughter board assembly having at least one alignment feature and at least one kinematic sensor;
- a circuit board having electronic components, the circuit board mounted to the housing element, the circuit board electrically connected with the daughter board assembly by a flexible electrical connector, and the circuit board further connected with an external circuit connector;
- wherein,
- the housing element has at least one receiving feature for the daughter board assembly;
- and,
- the alignment feature of the daughter board assembly is adapted to engage the receiving feature of the housing element, thereby holding the daughter board assembly in a position spaced apart from the circuit board to mechanically decouple the kinematic sensor from the circuit board.
A motor vehicle motion sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing element;
- a plurality of daughter board assemblies mounted to the housing element, the daughter board assemblies each having at least one alignment feature and at least one kinematic sensor, and each daughter board assembly oriented to sense change on a plane located about ninety degrees from the sensing plane of each other daughter board assembly;
- a circuit board having electronic components, the circuit board mounted to the housing element, the circuit board electrically connected with the daughter board assemblies by a plurality of flexible electrical connectors, and the circuit board further connected with an external circuit connector;
- wherein,
- the housing element has a plurality of receiving features for engaging the daughter board assemblies;
- and,
- the alignment features of the daughter board assemblies are adapted to engage the receiving features of the housing element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.